CLAWS Graduate Coaching Graduate Assistant
Position Overview
KU’s Wingspan: Center for Learning and Writing Support offers a portfolio of collaborative, innovative academic support programs and services to students, faculty, and staff. The Wingspan provides individual and group support through its Peer Academic Coaching program, Supplemental Instruction (SI) program, Learning and Tutoring Services, and Writing Center Services. The Wingspan is a part of the University Academic Support Centers (UASC), a comprehensive student support program consisting of two unique centers designed to strengthen the academic skills and written communication of students at the University of Kansas. UASC supports the University’s commitment to the academic success and holistic development of students. UASC programs encourage student participation both in and out of the classroom, support academic and personal development, and link students to other campus and community resources for academic and personal support and development. University Academic Support Centers is a department within Academic Affairs.
Job Description
The CLAWS Graduate Coaching Graduate Assistant supports the day-to-day programming of graduate coaching support as a member of the Administrative Team in the Wingspan: Center for Learning and Writing Support. The GA assists the Program Manager, Graduate Writing and Support with the training, ongoing professional development, and observation of the graduate coaching service. The GA coordinates the research and design of the graduate coaching service and practices holistic coaching strategies through individual coaching appointments.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists the Wingspan’s administrative team with coaching training and development, including pre-semester training, scheduling, and coaching observations
- Provides individual graduate coaching and writing consultations to graduate students
- Supports the administrative team with coordinating and facilitating additional programming for KU students, including workshops, writing groups, Thesis/Dissertation Accelerator, Fridays on Fourth, and more
- Serves on hiring committees for Graduate Coaching positions
- Develops and updates graduate coaching materials
- Participates in writing center administrative team meetings
- Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
- KU graduate student in good academic standing enrolled full time (6 hours or doctoral students enrolled in dissertation hours) in an on-campus or hybrid program (not fully online)
- Tutoring experience in a high school or college setting
- Knowledge of graduate school ecologies and best practices for supporting graduate writers
- Superior oral and written communication skills, as demonstrated in application materials and interview responses
- Demonstrated ability to organize and deliver presentations/workshops to a variety of audiences
- Ability to take initiative and work independently, while also collaborating tactfully with a varied group of campus professionals
- During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: 1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or 2) be pre-enrolled in upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or 3) be enrolled in summer session or 4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments)
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous work experience in the KU Wingspan: Center for Learning and Writing Support
- Demonstrated commitment to working with graduate students with a variety of learning experiences and backgrounds
- Demonstrated experience leading long-term projects and coordinating events
- Familiarity with Navigate Student App and Jayhawk GPS
Additional Candidate Instructions
Please submit the following required items:
- Resume or CV
- Cover letter that addresses your qualifications
- Your work availability for the dates listed above
Contact Information to Applicants
Samantha Demmerle
sjdemmerle@ku.edu
sjdemmerle@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range
$15.00 /hr
Work Schedule
The Graduate Assistant works 20 hours per week. The Graduate Assistant should be available to work at least some evening and weekend hours to support student programming. Funding is available for 20 hours/week for 40 weeks during the Academic year. This position follows the staff calendar for holidays. For AY 2024-2025, those dates are:
• August 12, 2024 – December 20, 2024 (19 weeks)
• January 6, 2025 – May 30, 2025 (21 weeks)
• August 12, 2024 – December 20, 2024 (19 weeks)
• January 6, 2025 – May 30, 2025 (21 weeks)
Anticipated Start Date
Monday January 6, 2025